1.

On the Admin menu, select Catalog > Categories > Manage Categories.

2.

In the category in the tree, find the target category and click to open the record.

3.

Take note of its category ID at the top of the page.

1.

On the Admin menu, select Catalog > URL Rewrite Management.

2.

In the upper-right corner, click the Add URL Rewrite button.

3.

By default, Create URL Rewrite is set to “For category.” In the category tree, click to select the category to be redirected.

4.

In the URL Rewrite section, do the following:

a.

If you have multiple stores, select the Store where the rewrite applies.

b.

In the Request Path field, enter the URL key of the category to be redirected.

c.

Set Redirectto one of the following:

• Temporary (302)
• Permanent (301)

d.

For your own reference, enter a brief description of the rewrite.

5.

When complete, click the Save button.

Your new category rewrite now appears at the top of the list of rewrites.

6.

Test the rewrite from your store, to make sure that it works correctly.

1.

On the Admin menu, select System > Index Management.

2.

Select the Catalog URL Rewrites checkbox.

3.

Set the Actions control to “Reindex Data,” and click the Submit button.

Test the redirect from your store, to make sure that it works correctly. Make sure that the URL you test goes directly to the category, rather than to a subcategory. For example:

• http://yourstore.com/catalog/category/view/id/56 http://yourstore.com/catalog/category/view/s/my-category/id/56/